Quest
Aerospace
Kit #1010Type: Sport Model
Recovery: Parachute
Length:
(With Payload): 93.2cm(Without Payload): 71.7 cm
Diameter: 35mm
Weight Empty:
(With Payload): 92.8g
(Without Payload): 77.5g
Nose Cone: Conical
Fin Type: TrapezoidalNumber of Fins: 4
Color Scheme:
Dark Blue, Black, Red,
Chrome silver Trim
28 June, 2019
There were a few
modifications and fixes necessary before the model could be deemed flight-ready
and added to the fleet. Chief among
these was painting the fin can and nose cone.
The original kit parts came molded in a hideous bright pink color! I chose to change this to a more palatable
bright red.
The model also came sans
launch lugs, so I had to raid my parts stash to remedy this. Since I did not want to re-paint the entire
booster section to accommodate the new lugs, I chose to color them with a blue
Sharpie marker. For safety’s sake, I also replaced the stock kit shock cord, which was a bit too short, and had been sitting in storage for over twenty years. I like that the model is equipped with a Kevlar shock cord anchor, as do most Quest kits. All I had to do was install a four foot, ¼ inch elastic cord to the Kevlar loop. A heavy duty snap swivel was attached to the free end of the shock cord to allow the model to be flown with or without the payload section.
Finally, the model was embellished with some rub-on fleet number decals and a two inch wide Chrome Silver Monokote band at the top of the booster section.
The Big Rage in no-payload-section configuration |
This big bird is a welcome addition to the fleet, and is destined to log a lot of flight missions as the designated carrier for a key chain video camera.
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